Mark Catesby

Artist's Biography

Lepus Javensis: The Java Hare; Ficus citril folio, fructu parvo purpureo, p.18.

Engraving handcolored, 1754.
Paper size 20 3/4 x 14 1/4".
Good condition with original handcolor. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 25897
Price: $925.00
Publisher : A fine image from "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands…”. First published in 1731-43 with subsequent editions published in 1754, 1777, and 1800. This is plate is from the second edition published in London in 1754. Catesby was one of the first naturalists to visit and record the flora and fauna in America. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Small Mammals and Rodents

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